Cascades Volcano Observatory

<h2 id="monitored-volcanoes">Monitored volcanoes</h2>
This list shows volcanoes currently monitored by the Cascades Volcano Observatory, which range in order of highest to lowest risk assessment.
According to the USGS risk assessment of volcanoes located in the northern Cascades region, the following volcanoes were ranked "very high threat potential".<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5">5</a>

<ul><li><a href="/facts/Crater_Lake/AXqWW3uz">Crater Lake</a> in southwestern <a href="/facts/Oregon/4Uq446Ko">Oregon</a> near <a href="/facts/Klamath_Falls%2c_Oregon/Rsgu9Gnp">Klamath Falls</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Glacier_Peak/ggL6pvQL">Glacier Peak</a> in northern <a href="/facts/Washington_(state)/7tCrTFnN">Washington</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Mount_Baker/wBhGK9M5">Mount Baker</a> in northern Washington</li>
<li><a href="/facts/Mount_Hood/MCE8RaDR">Mount Hood</a> in northwestern Oregon near <a href="/facts/Portland%2c_Oregon/wwBx1Hrv">Portland</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Mount_Rainier/0qQg8PQa">Mount Rainier</a> in central Washington near <a href="/facts/Tacoma%2c_Washington/hFgAd9BJ">Tacoma</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Mount_St._Helens/4r855t03">Mount St. Helens</a> in southwestern Washington near <a href="/facts/Vancouver%2c_Washington/gw1TsnGR">Vancouver</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Newberry_Volcano/D1rHHvpW">Newberry Volcano</a> in central Oregon near <a href="/facts/Bend%2c_Oregon/aGRY2TTR">Bend</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Three_Sisters_(Oregon)/Ipe9CmW4">Three Sisters</a> in west central Oregon near Bend</li></ul>
The following volcanoes were ranked "high threat potential":<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6">6</a>

<ul><li><a href="/facts/Mount_Adams_(Washington)/MB100GCF">Mount Adams</a> in southwestern Washington</li></ul>
The following volcanoes were ranked "moderate threat potential":<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7">7</a>

<ul><li><a href="/facts/Mount_Bachelor/fUGAGIy2">Mount Bachelor</a> in west central Oregon near Bend</li></ul>
The following volcanoes were ranked "Low to Very Low Threat Potential":<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8">8</a>

<ul><li><a href="/facts/Belknap_Crater/8zfXveyX">Belknap Crater</a> in central Oregon</li>
<li><a href="/facts/Black_Butte_Crater_Lava_Field/X7DbdKjC">Black Butte Crater Lava Field</a> in southern <a href="/facts/Idaho/68ELs9Um">Idaho</a> near <a href="/facts/Shoshone%2c_Idaho/IT6ryUjH">Shoshone</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Blue_Lake_Crater/hFUDhzAI">Blue Lake Crater</a> in northern Oregon</li>
<li><a href="/facts/Cinnamon_Butte/sKaUMC3Q">Cinnamon Butte</a> in southwestern Oregon near Crater Lake</li>
<li><a href="/facts/Craters_of_the_Moon_National_Monument_and_Preserve/g2xDLPvS">Craters of the Moon Volcanic Field</a> in southeastern Idaho near <a href="/facts/Pocatello%2c_Idaho/5p9795fw">Pocatello</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Davis_Lake_volcanic_field/7AQV9ppK">Davis Lake Volcanic Field</a> in central Oregon</li>
<li><a href="/facts/Devils_Garden_volcanic_field/eYu6gKr9">Devils Garden Volcanic Field</a> in central Oregon</li>
<li><a href="/facts/Diamond_Craters/ENsVEdAF">Diamond Craters</a> in southeastern Oregon near <a href="/facts/Burns%2c_Oregon/qayKDDE0">Burns</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Hell%2527s_Half_Acre_Lava_Field/AHUThVBB">Hell's Half Acre Lava Field</a> in southeastern Idaho near <a href="/facts/Idaho_Falls%2c_Idaho/Tu7BX75I">Idaho Falls</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Indian_Heaven/gqnhoVE6">Indian Heaven</a> in southwestern Washington near Mount St. Helens</li>
<li><a href="/facts/Jordan_Craters/pCx7cURS">Jordan Craters</a> in southeastern Oregon</li>
<li><a href="/facts/Mount_Jefferson_(Oregon)/PcQveHJb">Mount Jefferson</a> in northwestern Oregon</li>
<li><a href="/facts/Sand_Mountain_Volcanic_Field/e31F38c6">Sand Mountain Volcanic Field</a> in west central Oregon near Mount Jefferson</li>
<li><a href="/facts/Wapi_Lava_Field/g2xDLPvS">Wapi Lava Field</a> in southeastern Idaho near Pocatello</li>
<li><a href="/facts/West_Crater/f7FRyYJR">West Crater</a> in southwestern Washington near Mount St. Helens</li></ul>
There are other volcanoes in the northern Cascades region that have not been assessed one of these risk levels which warrant monitoring. Volcanoes that have not erupted during the <a href="/facts/Holocene/sppPgwW5">Holocene</a> period were not included. USGS has noted, though less probable, that it is still possible for volcanoes to erupt at longer intervals than mentioned.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9">9</a>

<h2 id="external-links">External links</h2>

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<ul><li><a href="https://volcanoes.usgs.gov/observatories/cvo/">Official website</a></li></ul>

<h2 id="references">References</h2>

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<li id="fn:1">Google Books, Monitoring Volcanoes: Techniques and Strategies Used by the Staff of the Cascades Volcano Observatory, 1980-90, Editors - John W. Ewert and Donald A. Swanson, United States Geological Survey, United States Government Printing Office, 1992, page 1, Retrieved May 11, 2018. <a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=vzKE9HDdQRUC&dq=cvo+vancouver+1980&pg=PA1" target="_blank">https://books.google.com/books?id=vzKE9HDdQRUC&dq=cvo+vancouver+1980&pg=PA1</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:2">The Legacy of David A. Johnston <a href="https://volcanoes.usgs.gov/observatories/cvo/david_johnston.html" target="_blank">https://volcanoes.usgs.gov/observatories/cvo/david_johnston.html</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:3">Klemetti, Erik (10 February 2012). "Meet the USGS's Newest Volcano Observatory: CalVO". Eruptions. Wired.com. Retrieved 11 February 2012. <a href="https://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/02/meet-the-usgss-newest-volcano-observatory-calvo/" target="_blank">https://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/02/meet-the-usgss-newest-volcano-observatory-calvo/</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:4">"WOVO.org: World Organization of Volcano Observatories". Archived from the original on 2020-10-29. Retrieved 2009-12-10. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20201029050539/http://wovo.org/1201.html" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20201029050539/http://wovo.org/1201.html</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:5">Cascades Volcano Observatory, Main Page -- Risk Assessment of Volcanoes, Retrieved Dec. 29. 2021. <a href="https://www.usgs.gov/observatories/cvo" target="_blank">https://www.usgs.gov/observatories/cvo</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:6">Cascades Volcano Observatory, Main Page -- Risk Assessment of Volcanoes, Retrieved Dec. 29. 2021. <a href="https://www.usgs.gov/observatories/cvo" target="_blank">https://www.usgs.gov/observatories/cvo</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:7">Cascades Volcano Observatory, Main Page -- Risk Assessment of Volcanoes, Retrieved Dec. 29. 2021. <a href="https://www.usgs.gov/observatories/cvo" target="_blank">https://www.usgs.gov/observatories/cvo</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:8">Cascades Volcano Observatory, Main Page -- Risk Assessment of Volcanoes, Retrieved Dec. 29. 2021. <a href="https://www.usgs.gov/observatories/cvo" target="_blank">https://www.usgs.gov/observatories/cvo</a> <a href="#fnref:8" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:9">Cascades Volcano Observatory, Main Page -- Risk Assessment of Volcanoes, Retrieved Dec. 29. 2021. <a href="https://www.usgs.gov/observatories/cvo" target="_blank">https://www.usgs.gov/observatories/cvo</a> <a href="#fnref:9" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
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